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See Julie’s recommended reads on France on  the new site  Shepherd’s Discover the Best Books site: “The Best books for understanding the French.”

Suddenly Home EIGHT: Beginning of the Day Rituals In my decades listening to friends talk about their jobs, I’ve noticed people like to get to …

Suddenly Home SEVEN: Let the dishes pile up My apologies for the hiatus. In my last post (Keeping the Kids at a Distance) I mentioned …

Suddenly Home SIX: Keeping the kids at a distance Working at home with kids is challenging even when school and daycare are running. So I’d …

Suddenly Home FIVE: Why Breaks are No Luxury In my last two posts I explained how to fend off outside distractions by making your home …

Suddenly Home FOUR: How Supplies will Save you As I said in Suddenly Home ONE, it’s best to approach the home office as if you …

Suddenly Home THREE: Work with what you’ve got   My husband and I love to reminisce about our scavenger hunts. Literally every time we move, …

TWO: (Keep) working 9-5  People think the best thing about working at home is escaping the “9 to 5.” The idea of waking up and …

ONE: Stake Out Your Territory I’ve had home offices in at least a dozen different “homes” in fours cities in three countries. The spaces have …

SUDDENLY HOME Ten things you need to know about working at home, from someone who’s been doing it for decades. For thousands of Canadians sent …